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Rectangle logo Rectangle

Window management app based on Spectacle, written in Swift.

LayAuto logo LayAuto

Automated window management for Mac ✨
  • Rectangle Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-05-20
  • LayAuto Landing page
    Landing page //
    2022-05-02

Rectangle videos

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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Rectangle and LayAuto)

Rectangle

LayAuto

Mac Tools
100 100%
Mac Tools
0% 0
Window Manager
85 85%
Window Manager
15% 15
OSX Tools
80 80%
OSX Tools
20% 20
OSX Window Manager
0 0%
OSX Window Manager
100% 100

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Reviews

These are some of the external sources and on-site user reviews we've used to compare Rectangle and LayAuto

Rectangle Reviews

Best 6 Mac Window Managers
Rectangle shows that you don’t need to dip into your bank account to get window resizer tools. This free Mac window manager lets you manage multiple windows using keyboard shortcuts, menu options, or by dragging and dropping. Just like Magnet, you can split your screen up into quarters, thirds, or halves.
Source: mackeeper.com
Top 6 Window Manager Apps for Mac
Most window manager apps for Mac support multiple monitors. They can help you move windows between screens and create custom layouts for each monitor. Many window manager apps – such as BetterSnapTool, Magnet, and Rectangle – offer this functionality.
Source: www.maketecheasier.com
The 6 Best Mac Window Management Tools
However, it might take some time for you to get used to the shortcuts in the Rectangle app since there are many. Furthermore, you can also add some of your apps to exceptions if you want to keep them away from Rectangle's shortcuts.
Source: www.makeuseof.com

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Rectangle seems to be a lot more popular than LayAuto. While we know about 451 links to Rectangle, we've tracked only 1 mention of LayAuto. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Rectangle mentions (451)

  • Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?
    - Rectangle: window management [https://rectangleapp.com/]. - Source: Hacker News / 5 days ago
  • Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?
    MicDrop - Add a global "mute microphone" button in the status bar (https://getmicdrop.com/) AltTab - Give the same (sane) behaviour to cmd+tab as alt+tab on Windows (https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/) Rectangle - Window snapping (https://rectangleapp.com/) Maccy - A clipboard history manager (https://maccy.app/) DropZone - Add a "shelf" zone in the same way as Dropover. It's less good than Dropover, but it's... - Source: Hacker News / 5 days ago
  • AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS
    Https://rectangleapp.com is the spiritual successor. - Source: Hacker News / 8 days ago
  • AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS
    Not to drop this kind hacker’s competitor, but I’ve been a happy user of https://rectangleapp.com/. Will definitely be checking this out instead tho, even though I’ve paid for rectangle — any demo that has SublimeText windows in it is a demo I trust! - Source: Hacker News / 8 days ago
  • Updating My Mac Window Shortcuts Strategy for Optimal Workflow
    Rectangle’s installation is incredibly straightforward. Its immediate out-of-the-box functionality was a pleasant surprise. For anyone seeking to reduce the friction of window management on their Mac, Rectangle is a solution I wholeheartedly recommend. - Source: dev.to / about 1 month ago
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LayAuto mentions (1)

  • Recommedation on monitor
    Also, I'm using LayAuto software for window placement on a large display (split display in various sized grids - let me know if you want me to share my defaults). This is absolutely invaluable, as otherwise you spend most of your time arranging windows. Another one I've used and likes is Magnet, but it didn't allow me to customise the split and the keyboard shortcuts. Source: over 2 years ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Rectangle and LayAuto, you can also consider the following products

Magnet Window Manager - Magnet Developers

yabai - A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning

Spectacle App - Move and resize windows with ease.

Moom - Move your mouse over the green zoom button in any window, and Moom's mouse control overlay will appear (as seen in the above animation).

BetterSnapTool - 10 Oct 2017 . BetterSnapTool allows you to easily manage your window positions and sizes by either dragging them to one of the screen's corners or to the top, left or right side of the screen.

BTT Remote - A remote control for you Mac, using your iPhone or iPad

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